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  1. #41
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    Great shame no one seems to have taken photos.
    Regards Neil

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    There was a chap from TNT Audio there, and he was taking photos.
    http://www.tnt-audio.com/int.html
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    My fav rooms were the audio council room (the an speakers sounded good too me) and the Longdog /NWA room. The longdog room was empty when we pitched up so we had a chance to listen to some bowie which we both knew well and a brief chat to one of the guys in there too.

    The Audio technical guys were also chatty and good to know about their cartridge lineup change still being uswable with my 150 body.

    Music Wise it was terrible, very little I heard would have been played on my system, whatvia it with demo rooms playing gash most of the time?

    I didn't cone away feeling the need

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoidburg View Post
    My fav rooms were the audio council room (the an speakers sounded good too me) and the Longdog /NWA room. The longdog room was empty when we pitched up so we had a chance to listen to some bowie which we both knew well and a brief chat to one of the guys in there too.

    The Audio technical guys were also chatty and good to know about their cartridge lineup change still being uswable with my 150 body.

    Music Wise it was terrible, very little I heard would have been played on my system, whatvia it with demo rooms playing gash most of the time?

    I didn't cone away feeling the need
    Did you not go into the Inspire room, Dan, and listen to the Monarch? If not, you missed a trick....

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Stratmangler View Post
    No it isn't.
    It may be cheek by jowl with Manchester, but it's a separate City. They're on opposite banks of the River Irwell.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salfor...ter_Manchester
    Lol - that's what I'd thought, but I'm no expert on such things! The fact is, Simon wrote 'Salford', not Scalford, which is what threw me.

    With regard to yesterday, I enjoyed myself.
    Good to see you and Del too.
    Yup, good seeing you too, mate

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Did you not go into the Inspire room, Dan? If not, you missed a trick....

    Marco.
    Yes we heard the monarch Direct drive TT which I liked a lot and had a chat about their 1210 upgrades too.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoidburg View Post
    My fav rooms were the audio council room (the AN speakers sounded good too me) and the Longdog /NWA room. The longdog room was empty when we pitched up so we had a chance to listen to some bowie which we both knew well and a brief chat to one of the guys in there too.

    The Audio technica guys were also chatty and its good to know about their cartridge lineup change still being usable with my 150 body.

    Music Wise it was terrible, very little I heard would have been played on my system, what is it with demo rooms playing gash most of the time?

    I didn't come away feeling like I am missing a great deal with my own system especially given the price of a lot if the kit there.

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    Yamaha NS1000M Speakers.

  9. #49
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    Nice one. Yet you didn't mention that on the post you made about your favourite rooms?

    For me, the Monarch was the best sounding T/T at the show, by a country mile.... Would loved to have heard that in Nick's system, as the 301 used there, to me, sounded a little 'safe' and shut-in, compared with what I'm used to at home, but IME Garrards aren't the last word in, shall we say, 'top-end clarity'. Same with the partnering vintage SME arm.

    Their big (magnetic) ferrous-metal platters tend to rob the sound of some sparkle, IME. In that respect, the Monarch had oodles more 'attack', dynamic alacrity, and just generally more all-round sonic ability.

    As an aside, the other thing I was impressed with was the (superb VFM and seeming effectiveness) of the Impression Series acoustics panels. I'll defo be trying some of those in my own system!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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  10. #50
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    I find it very difficult to pick out anything in particular that blew me away though I'd say that was probably because I wasn't listening to anything I really knew well. I struggle to sit for more than a few minutes listening to stuff I don't like or don't know. That said I'd be interested in seeing / hearing the monarch more.

    I was also struck but how many hugely expensive record cleaning machines were on display too!

    Possibly I should have put some more thought into organising these posts, the first was from a McDonalds then a car park whilst waiting for my wife now I'm home!

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